College Football

Getty Images Northern Illinois is considering an offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd. The Huskies have been continuous members of the MAC since 1997, and it’s unclear where their remaining sports would play should NIU leave the league.  If NIU accepts the offer, the Mountain West would be up …

Jake Retzlaff, the BYU quarterback who made waves with his new NIL deal with Jewish food brand Manischewitz, has filed to trademark his nickname, “BYJew.” The moniker, which he and his older brother Reggie came up with in celebration of being the first Jewish quarterback to ever play for the Mormon university, gained prominence beyond campus as he led the …

NASHVILLE – Donovan Starr couldn’t help but crack a smile on stage at Nissan Stadium during the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football awards on Tuesday. Starr had just been named Class 6A Mr. Football, becoming the first in Ravenwood’s history to win the award. This season Starr had 41 tackles, two interceptions and a sack, while adding 16 receptions for 446 …

Scott Frost is returning to UCF, once again taking over the program he led to an undefeated season in 2017. The quarterback of that team is joining him, too. Former Knights star McKenzie Milton has officially been added to Frost’s staff as the team’s quarterbacks coach, the university announced on Monday. “I’m beyond excited to be back in Orlando and …

Former Albertville High School football head coach Chip English as been named the fulltime head coach at Hoover High School. The school called a press conference for Tuesday night and posted a video on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announcing English as the hire. The move comes after English led Hoover to a 10-3 year and …

Students hold and shake a large banner just before kickoff as BYU and Kansas play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The early college football signing period for the Class of 2025 was just last week, but already the BYU Cougars are getting a strong start on their 2026 …

Oct 2, 2021; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Troy Trojans head coach Chip Lindsey directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports Michigan football reportedly got its man (though it hasn’t been officially announced by the university as of yet) as Sherrone Moore has hired Chip Lindsey to …

Not long after Sherrone Moore told reporters he was on the verge of hiring Michigan football’s next offensive coordinator, CBSSports.com reported that Chip Lindsey had accepted the job. Lindsey, who has directed the offense at North Carolina the past two seasons, is set to replace Kirk Campbell. Campbell was fired earlier this month following the end of a disappointing 7-5 …

LAS VEGAS — College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark said he was “infuriated” by a leak that revealed SMU had made the field before the official CFP announcement on Sunday. A minute before the Selection Sunday show began on ESPN, Brett McMurphy of the Action Network tweeted, “SMU is in @CFBPlayoff and Alabama is out …”  It wasn’t until …

Penn State head coach James Franklin was happy to see his team come out of the Big Ten championship game as healthy as possible despite coming out on the losing end of things against Orgeon. But the Nittany Lions will unfortunately still be without one of its key defensive players for the duration of the College Football Playoff as safety …

USATSI Michigan is expected to hire Chip Lindsey as its next offensive coordinator, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports. Lindsey served most recently as North Carolina’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the last two seasons and worked with current New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye during the 2023 season. Lindsey served as the coach at Troy from 2019-21 and had …

Bryan Harsin is back in college football. Cal announced Tuesday that the former Auburn and Boise State coach would be its new offensive coordinator. Harsin, 48, has spent the last two seasons out of college football since he was fired by Auburn with four games to go in the 2022 regular season. Harsin’s hire comes a week after Cal announced …

Getty Images For the first time ever, teams will have homefield advantage in the College Football Playoff. The four first-round matchups will be played on campus, and a couple games will be easier to get into than others. The debut of on-campus playoff games will feature some tremendous atmospheres next weekend. Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State will …

McKenzie senior quarterback Tate Surber knew growing up that Mr. Football winners were remembered. Surber recalled seeing Drew Hayes win the award for McKenzie in 2005, then seeing state champion quarterback Jackson Cassidy win the award in 2022 after leading the Rebels to a TSSAA state title. Now, Surber, a UT Martin football signee, is among those remembered athletes in …

After going 5-7 in his first season at the helm, Matt Rhule guided the Nebraska Cornhuskers back to bowl eligibility in his second season. Nebraska will play Boston College on Dec. 28 in the Pinstripe Bowl with a chance to notch its first winning season since 2016. However, the expectations are higher than finishing above .500 in Lincoln, and Rhule …